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Start on WoG and move left around corner at ledge and up imposing face to top. | Start on WoG and move left around corner at ledge and up imposing face to top. | ||
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Revision as of 10:01, 23 March 2009
There is awesome climbing on cliffs above the lower Dwarves Dawdle trail at the Umgeni Valley reserve in Howick, KZN. Full details will be available in Roger Nattrass' pending "Mega KZN climbing guide". Until then, this should get you started.
Contents
Routes
from left to right if you're facing the rock, Howick Falls upstream [incomplete only fully bolted routes included]:
The Gypsy Buttress
The Hairy Hat Man 22
Roger Nattrass, 2008
Gypsy Queen 27
Faye Brouard, 2008
The Doubting Game 31/2 (sandbag)
Paul Brouard, 2008
Stone Haven 30
Roger Nattrass, 2008
The Heroes Wall
So Ill!! 27
Scott Sinclair, 2008
The Blue Horizon - Project 33
Roger Nattrass
Nothing Heals like Cold Steel 27
Roger Nattrass, 2008
Caterpillar Conquest 25
Stefan Zwanepoel, 2008
The Plot Sickens 22
Trad crack
FA, G. Raubenheimer
Crack Addiction 20
Trad crack
FA, ?
When Heroes Stumble 25
Roger Nattrass, 2008
Sucking Diesel 24
Stefan Zwanepoel, 2008
Age of Paranoia 23
Roger Nattrass, 2008
Glamorous Fool 18
Roger Nattrass, 2008
The Tower of Power Buttress
This area can be identified by the base of the wall having a vertically fractured section of rock leading up to a chossy break about 4m abouve the ground which all the routes climb through.
Exactly, Cheesehead, Exactly 25
Stefan Zwanepoel, 2008
Perfect Ground ***** 22
Roger Nattrass, 2008
Agnes The Skinhead 26
Roger Nattrass, 2008
Thunderstrike 27
Roger Nattrass, 2009
Smackdown 28
Start as for ToP but move left after the dyno move at the third bolt.
Roger Nattrass, 2008
The Tower of POWER!!! 29
Roger Nattrass, 2008
Akward Turtle 24
Andrew Scott, 2008
Manic Mechanic 25
Roger Nattrass, 2008
Trad corner
??? 26??
Start under roof and follow seam tending right. Head straight up to ledge. Finish on FF
Andrew Scott, 2009
Friendly Fire 23
Start on WoG and move left around corner at ledge and up imposing face to top.
Andrew Scott, 2009
War On Gaza 24
Dave Drummond, 2009
Jail Bird Shaik 18
Trad Route up Crack in face, ending at chains before top.
FA Gavin Raubenheimer
?? ??
Trad Route up corner, ending at chains before top.
FA ??
Baby Bees Don't Sting 21
Stefan Zwanepoel, 2008
With Added What-what 22
Stefan Zwanepoel, 2008
Immaculate wall
Zulu Lulu 17
Stefan Zwanepoel, 2008
Woza Xhoza 19
Stefan Zwanepoel, 2008
Stoned Immaculate 26
Stefan Zwanepoel, 2008
Look Out Below That Things Gonna Go! 25
Faye Brouard, 2008
The Corticoid Factor 27
Stefan Zwanepoel, 2009
